Snow and Ice Response Plan

Our Snow and Ice Response Plan (linked under Supporting Documents below) organizes efforts so that safe travel routes are available during ice and snowstorms, and that emergency response capability is maintained for the City’s utility systems. The plan outlines the manner in which the Operations Department directs City crews and contractors to solve the problems of snow, ice, and freezing temperatures during ordinary and emergency situations. 

The plan recognizes that it is not possible to remove all snow and ice simultaneously from all the streets and City-owned property. As such, this plan establishes priorities so that major arterials and other collector streets are cleared first to ensure that vehicular traffic may continue to move safely and efficiently on the City’s street network. 

The priorities are as follows: 

1. Emergency routes  
2. Selected arterials and collector streets  
3. Collector streets 
4. Residential/other* 

*Typically, residential streets will not be cleared until snow accumulation reaches 12 inches.  

Note: Private streets are not the responsibility of the City. 

The snow and ice response maps and the full snow and ice response report, can be viewed by clicking on the Supporting Documents links below. These maps were updated in October 2019. 

Questions? Please contact Street/Storm/Sewer Divisions Manager, Bert Olheiser, at 503-691-3096 or bolheiser@tualatin.gov.